Photo: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Hazel Green works elsewhere
The trip to work takes 17 minutes on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. Employers in Hazel Green report 155 jobs for 526 working residents. Only 1% work in Hazel Green; the top destination outside it is Dubuque (27%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hazel Green and work: the main findings
A lot of Hazel Green workers cross into Iowa
32% of Hazel Green workers work outside Wisconsin, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Dubuque (27%), Galena (5%) and East Dubuque (2%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Hazel Green is a place people come home to
There are 155 jobs based in Hazel Green, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hazel Green has about 710 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Hazel Green are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 22 across Wisconsin. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Wisconsin worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 526 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The places Hazel Green commutes to
Where Hazel Green clocks in
27% of workers
8% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Hazel Green on a workday afternoon
On a workday 520 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 149 people come in from elsewhere.
About 710 people are in Hazel Green on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Time on the road from Hazel Green: about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hazel Green workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 352 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
A place that makes things: 30% of Hazel Green’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hazel Green, 2014 → 2024: 243 → 155. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hazel Green’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Hazel Green to work
About 25% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Hazel Green
The biggest share goes to Jamestown (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hazel Green workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazel Green | – | — | — | 17 min | $83,646 |
| Jamestown | 4% | A− | B− | 18 min | $92,875 |
| Cuba City | 2% | A− | C+ | 22 min | $74,571 |
| Benton | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Smelser | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Benton and Smelser: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hazel Green’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Hazel Green: questions
What is the median household income in Hazel Green?
$83,646 (±$12,010) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hazel Green?
21.4%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hazel Green?
17 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hazel Green work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dubuque (27%, 12 mi), Platteville (8%, 12 mi), Hazel Green (6%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Hazel Green without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hazel Green, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hazel Green
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.